Static Electricity Reducing/Removing Instrument and Static Electricity Reducing/Removing Device

ABSTRACT

A glass container storing unit in which the bottom section of a conical first glass container is stored is supported on one base of a cylindrical motor storing unit in which a motor stored, with a rotation axis. A second glass container in the shape of a Welsh onion flower is attached to the other base of the motor storing unit. Negatively charged metallic silicon is sealed in the first glass container and second glass container. The pointed section of the first glass container is pressed against a human body by rotating the first glass container with the rotation axis.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to static electricity reducing/removinginstruments and static electricity reducing/removing devices forrelieving muscular pains, such as stiff shoulder and lumbago, and othersymptoms.

BACKGROUND ART

Muscular pain is caused by hypertension of muscle and often givesso-called “stiffness” as a subjective symptom. The most typical cause ofthe stiffness in muscles is fatigue. When muscles have a bloodcirculation disorder due to fatigue, oxygen and energy source are notsufficiently supplied, and anaerobic glycolysis proceeds actively. As aresult, produced fatigue substances such as lactic acid accumulate,proteins in the muscles cause a colloid chemical change, and thehardness of the muscles is increased and gives a state of “stiffness”.Moreover, reflex tension of muscles which is produced by such diseasesthat cause psychentonia and visceral pain is also a cause of the“stiffness” in muscles.

The “stiffness” is recognized as a pain because the sensory nervesdistributed in muscles or periosteum to which the muscles attached havea mechanical stimulus by tension of the muscles. A blood flow disorderin muscles causes atrophy of muscle fibers and fat humectation in themuscle fibers, and subsequently occurring circumscribed myositis maycause the “stiffness”.

In any case, when the blood flow is decreased by tension of muscles, amicro vasodilator system is activated, and liberation of pain-producingsubstances such as potassium ions and lactic acid is promoted.Furthermore, in a muscular tissue in which the pH is lowered, theactivity of enzymes which destroy the pain-producing substances islimited, and therefore outflow of the pain-producing substances isprevented by ischemia and the pain-producing substances accumulate inmuscles and cause pain.

It has been said that the most effective prophylaxis for muscular painis to strengthen muscles so as to make the muscles less susceptible tofatigue. If a muscular pain occurs, the muscles must rest to remove thefatigue and the blood flow in muscles must be improved by giving a hotcompress or massage.

Besides, in the field of oriental medicine, it is an old practice to usemethods such as finger-pressing of points (called “effective spots” or“meridian points”) on a body surface representing organs in the body,cauterizing the skin with moxa, and acupuncture so as to improve theflow of energy called “natural energy” flowing in meridians (pathsconnecting the organs in the body and the effective spots) and cureorgans that can not be touched directly.

As conventional massage tools for massaging portions having theabove-mentioned stiffness and the effective spots, there are a hammertype massage tool for tapping the affected part with its hammer sectionprovided on one end by holding a grip section provided on the other end;a massage tool for pressing the affected part with a pressing sectionprovided on one end by holding a grip section provided on the other end;a pencil type massage tool whose pointed end is placed on the affectedpart and vibrated by a motor; etc.

However, the above-mentioned massage tools have problems that the bloodflow in muscles is not improved sufficiently with these massage toolsand symptoms are not sufficiently relieved. Moreover, since such a toolpresses the affected part spot by spot, it is necessary to change thepress position a plurality of times in order to massage the affectedpart entirely.

By the way, it has been known that, when the body surface of a humanbody or the inside of the body is positively charged, body fluids, suchas blood and lymph, and natural energy flow badly and biologicalfunctions such as a rise of the blood pressure, an increase in bloodglucose, vasoconstriction and diuretic inhibition occur, andconsequently the activity of cells is decreased, the person is easilyexcited, symptoms such as uncomfortable feeling, sleeplessness andanorexia appear, and troubles in terms of beauty, health disorders suchas muscular pain, and diseases are induced.

As a method of reducing/removing such static electricity, there are amethod in which charges are promptly released by increasing theconductivity of a material (for example, a method in which the materialis connected to an earth wire whose one end is buried in ground); amethod in which the generated charge is neutralized by supplying ions ofdifferent polarity by a charge eliminator using isotopes and AC coronadischarge; a method in which atmospheric discharge is performed; etc.

Moreover, in order to prevent the occurrence of troubles in terms ofbeauty, health disorder and diseases by neutralizing the positive staticelectricity or turning the positive static electricity into negativestatic electricity, various types of equipment, such as air cleanershaving an additional function of generating negative charges, bedclothes(thick bed-quilt and pillows) and clothes have been developed.

In the former methods, however, it is difficult to completely removestatic electricity, and a large-scale device is necessary to turn thepositive static electricity into negative static electricity.

Further, negative charges are scattered in the atmosphere from thelatter equipment and so on, so that the amount of negative charges whichdirectly act on a human body is small and neutralization of staticelectricity on the human body, i.e., reduction/removal of staticelectricity, is not sufficient. Hence, there is a problem that suchequipment does not perform a sufficient function.

The present invention was made in view of such circumstances, and anobject of the first invention of the present application is to provide astatic electricity reducing/removing instrument capable of sufficientlyimproving the blood flow in muscles by comprising, at the end portionthereof, one or a plurality of first glass container having a pointedsection and Si, SiO_(x) (0<x≦2), mineral, Al, P, Ge, Sn, Pb, Ni or Fe ingranular or powder form sealed therein so as to press the pointedsection of the first glass container against an affected part. As theoxides of Si, there are not only SiO₂ or SiO, but also an oxide with xof a decimal point, and the presence of this oxide is revealed in athesis “Characteristics of SiO-deposited films” written by KoichiNagami.

An object of the second invention of the present application is toprovide a static electricity reducing/removing instrument capable offacilitating the flow of body fluids, etc. and alleviating symptoms suchas muscular pain by neutralizing the positive charges on a human body,i.e., by reducing/removing static electricity by directly supplyingnegative charges to the human body.

Here, charging a human body negatively means the human body is suppliedwith negative charges and has negative static electricity, and this isalso called negative ionization.

An object of the third invention of the present application is toprovide a static electricity reducing/removing instrument capable ofimproving the directivity of negative charge emission by the first glasscontainer having a substantially conical shape.

An object of the fourth invention of the present application is toprovide a static electricity reducing/removing instrument capable ofhighly immediately removing static electricity and removing staticelectricity in deep part of a human body by comprising a driver forvibrating the first glass container or rotating the first glasscontainer about the center axis of the pointed section.

An object of the fifth invention of the present application is toprovide a static electricity reducing/removing instrument capable ofenhancing the effect by sealing in the first glass container micro glasscontainers in which negatively charged Si or the like is sealed.

An object of the sixth invention of the present application is toprovide a static electricity reducing/removing instrument capable ofrealizing a long life of the driver and preventing breakdown of thefirst glass container and adhesion of iron dioxide as an impurity to theinner wall of the first glass container by comprising, on the other end,a second glass container having a pointed section and negatively chargedSi or SiO_(x) (0<x≦2) in granular or powder form sealed therein.

Objects of the seventh and eighth invention of the present invention areto provide a static electricity reducing/removing instrument capable oflimiting a decrease of negative charges with time by placing Si or thelike in a stationary state at a location where static electricityreducing/removing means is buried or introducing Si or the like in aquartz crucible supplied with negative charges and then sintering the Sior the like to fix the negative charges to the Si or the like.

Objects of the ninth and tenth inventions of the present application areto provide a static electricity reducing/removing device capable offixing a static electricity reducing/removing instrument duringrotation, strongly reducing/removing static electricity in front of andbehind a human body simultaneously, efficiently supplying negativecharges to the human body and thereby having excellent effects ofrelieving symptoms, by supporting the static electricityreducing/removing instrument with a supporting base.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

A static electricity reducing/removing instrument of the first inventionis characterized by comprising, at one end portion thereof, one or aplurality of first glass container having a pointed section and Si,SiO_(x) (0<x≦2), mineral, Al, P, Ge, Sn, Pb, Ni or Fe in granular orpowder form sealed therein.

According to the first invention, by pressing the pointed section of thefirst glass container against an affected part, the blood flow inmuscles can be improved sufficiently, and particularly when a pluralityof the first glass containers are included, static electricity can bereduced/removed efficiently.

A static electricity reducing/removing instrument of the secondinvention is characterized by comprising, at one end portion thereof,one or a plurality of first glass container having a pointed section andnegatively charged Si, SiO_(x) (0<x≦2), mineral, Al, P, Ge, Sn, Pb, Nior Fe in granular or powder form sealed therein.

The first glass container in a conical shape with a base having adiameter of 6 cm and a height of 6 cm in which negatively charged Si bya later-described method is sealed is placed in a Faraday cage availablefrom Shimadzu Corporation, and the amount of charge was measured by thestick monitor M6 available from Shimadzu Corporation. As a result, itwas known that the amount of charge in the Faraday cage was −1.075×10⁻⁹coulomb and the number of ions was approximately 67 hundred million, andthus it was confirmed that the glass container was negatively charged.

According to the second invention, the first glass container in whichnegatively charged Si or the like is sealed is included, and negativecharges are emitted from the pointed section of this first glasscontainer. It has been known that, when the negative charges aresupplied to a living body and then positive static electricity on anaffected part is reduced/removed, the flow of body fluids isfacilitated, and biological functions such as a lowering of the bloodpressure, a decrease in blood glucose, vasodilation and promotion ofdiuresis are performed; and, when this static electricityreducing/removing instrument is used, negative charges are efficientlysupplied to a human body and the static electricity on the human body isreduced/removed, thereby alleviating symptoms such as muscular pain.

A static electricity reducing/removing instrument of the third inventionis based on the first or second invention, and characterized in that thefirst glass container has a substantially conical shape.

According to the third invention, since the glass container has asubstantially conical shape, the directivity of negative charge emissionis improved.

A static electricity reducing/removing instrument of the fourthinvention is based on the first or second invention, and characterizedby comprising a driver for vibrating the first glass container orrotating the first glass container about the center axis.

The electrostatic potentials in the vicinity of the glass container weremeasured for each of the cases where the first glass container was in astationary, vibrated or rotated state. The measurement conditions are asfollows.

Measuring room: 6 m×9 m×2.7 m

Room temperature: 24° C.

Humidity: 33%

Measuring device: Electrostatic potential measuring device (KSD0103available from Kasuga Electric Works Ltd.)

First glass container: 6 cm in the diameter of the base, 6 cm in height,later-described sintered metallic silicon being sealed.

Measuring method: The electrostatic potential was repeatedly measured aplurality of times by the above-mentioned measuring device, at positions3 cm apart from the pointed end and base of the first glass containerfor the three cases:

(1) The first glass container 11 was placed in a stationary state on atable made of an insulator;

(2) The first glass container was placed on a vibrator (S-550 availablefrom Ryobi Ltd.) disposed on the table, and vibrated;

(3) The first glass container was rotated (at a rotation speed of 3200rpm) by a motor (41K60A-BF available from Oriental Motor Co. Ltd.)disposed on the table.

The results are shown in Table 1.

TABLE 1 Electrostatic potential Electrostatic potential at the pointedend at the base 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 (1) Stationary −0.4 −0.4 −0.3 −0.2−0.2 −0.2 −0.1 −0.2 −0.2 −0.1 (2) Vibrated −0.7 −0.8 −0.9 −0.9 −1.0 −0.3−0.3 −0.3 −0.5 −0.4 (3) Rotated −0.6 −0.6 −0.5 −1.5 −1.3 −0.4 −0.3 −0.2−0.3 −0.2 −1.8 −1.0 −2.0 −1.6 −1.4 (unit: kV)

The electrostatic potentials in the room measured in the cases (1), (2)and (3) were −0.1 kV, −0.0 kV, and −0.0 kV, respectively. Note that theelectrostatic potential in the room before placing the first glasscontainer was between 0.1 kV and 0.2 kV. It was confirmed from Table 1that the first glass container emitted negative charges and the absolutevalue of the potential was highest in (3) of the rotated case, and theabsolute value decreased in the order of (2) of the vibrated case and(1) of the stationary case.

According to the fourth invention, since the driver for rotating orvibrating the glass container is included and the glass container isrotated or vibrated during application, as described above, a largeramount of negative charges are emitted, the immediate effect of removingstatic electricity from a human body becomes higher, and staticelectricity in deep part can be removed. Accordingly, when thiselectrostatic reducing/removing tool comes into contact with theaffected part of the human body, the flow of body fluids is furtherfacilitated, thereby alleviating the symptoms.

A static electricity reducing/removing instrument of the fifth inventionis based on the second invention, and characterized in that the firstglass container comprises a plurality of micro glass containers in whichnegatively charged Si, SiO_(x) (0<x≦2), mineral, Al, P, Ge, Sn, Pb, Nior Fe in granular or powder form is sealed.

Metallic silicon and 1000 conical first glass containers having a basewith a diameter of 3 mm and a height of 3 mm are sealed in a conicalfirst glass container having a base with a diameter of 18 cm and aheight of 18 cm, and the electrostatic potential of the glass of thefirst glass container was measured by the above-mentioned electrostaticpotential measuring device (at room temperature of 20° C. and humidityof 60%). The result was 0.0 V. The electrostatic potential was also 0.0V when the first glass container was rotated. In this case, theelectrostatic potentials in the room space was 0.2 kV before the firstglass container 1 was rotated, −0.2 kV immediately after startingrotation, and −0.0 kV after 1 to 5 minutes from the rotation.

A static electricity reducing/removing instrument comprising the firstglass container in which metallic silicon is sealed and a staticelectricity reducing/removing instrument of the fifth inventioncomprising the first glass container in which the micro glass containersare sealed in addition to the metallic silicon were brought into contactwith human bodies while rotating their first glass container. It wasconfirmed that blisters were formed on the skin when the former staticelectricity reducing/removing instrument was used, but blisters were notformed or the degree of blisters was lessened when the latter staticelectricity reducing/removing instrument was used.

A static electricity reducing/removing instrument of the sixth inventionis based on the second invention, and characterized by furthercomprising, at the other end portion thereof, a second glass containerhaving a pointed section and negatively charged Si or SiO_(x) (0<x≦2) ingranular or powder form sealed therein.

According to the sixth invention, since the second glass containerhaving a pointed section and negatively charged Si or SiO_(x) sealedtherein is provided on the other end, it is possible to shorten thepress time to human body and realize a long life of the driver; and itis also confirmed through experiments that the sixth invention canprevent breakdown of the first glass container and adhesion of irondioxide as an impurity to the inner wall of the first glass container.

A static electricity reducing/removing instrument of the seventhinvention is based on the second invention, and characterized in thatthe negatively charged Si, SiO_(x) (0<x≦2), mineral, Al, P, Ge, Sn, Pb,Ni or Fe in granular or powder form was produced through a first processof placing the granules or powder in a stationary state at a locationwhere static electricity reducing/removing means formed by sealingnegatively charged Si or SiO_(x) (0<x≦2) in granular or powder form in aglass tube is buried in ground; and a second process of sintering theSi, SiO_(x) (0<x≦2), mineral, Al, P, Ge, Sn, Pb, Ni or Fe treated by thefirst process, for a predetermined time.

A static electricity reducing/removing instrument of the eighthinvention is based on the second invention, and characterized in thatthe negatively charged Si, SiO_(x) (0<x≦2), mineral, Al, P, Ge, Sn, Pb,Ni or Fe in granular or powder form was produced through a first processof introducing the granules or powder in a negatively charged quartzcrucible; and a second process of sintering the Si, SiO_(x) (0<x≦2),mineral, Al, P, Ge, Sn, Pb, Ni or Fe treated by the first process, for apredetermined time at a location where static electricityreducing/removing means formed by sealing negatively charged Si orSiO_(x) (0<x≦2) in granular or powder form in a glass tube is buried inground.

According to the seventh and eighth inventions, since Si or the like isplaced in a stationary state at a location where the static electricityreducing/removing means is buried, or Si or the like is introduced intothe negatively charged quartz crucible, negative charges migrate to theSi or the like, and the Si or the like turns into a negatively chargedstate. In the following second process, by sintering the Si or the likeat the location where the static electricity reducing/removing means isburied, the negative charges are fixed to the Si or the like, therebylimiting a decrease of negative charges with time. When a staticelectricity reducing/removing instrument is constructed by sealing Si orthe like negatively charged in this manner in the first glass container,negative charges are efficiently supplied during application, therebyreducing/removing the static electricity on a human body.

A static electricity reducing/removing device of the ninth invention ischaracterized by comprising one or a plurality of supporting base forfreely elevating and lowering one or a plurality of the staticelectricity reducing/removing instrument of the first or secondinvention in a state in which the static electricity reducing/removinginstrument faces a human body.

A static electricity reducing/removing device of the tenth invention ischaracterized by comprising one or a plurality of supporting base forsupporting one or a plurality of the static electricityreducing/removing instrument of claim 1 or 2 so that the staticelectricity reducing/removing instrument is movable forward and backwardalong a direction approaching a human body.

According to the ninth and tenth invention, the static electricityreducing/removing instrument which is heavy in weight is supported onthe supporting base, and the pointed end of the first glass containercan be brought into contact with an affected part accurately by fixingthe static electricity reducing/removing instrument during rotation.Moreover, since reduction/removal of static electricity can be performedfor the front and back sides of a human body simultaneously, negativecharges are efficiently supplied to the human body, thereby enhancingthe effects of relieving symptoms.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a static electricityreducing/removing instrument according to the first embodiment of thepresent invention;

FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view showing the static electricityreducing/removing instrument according to the first embodiment of thepresent invention;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a negative charge supply deviceapplied to the manufacture of static electricity reducing/removinginstruments according to the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a building and site for sintering metallicsilicon;

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the building and site for sinteringmetallic silicon;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a static electricityreducing/removing instrument according to the second embodiment of thepresent invention;

FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view showing the static electricityreducing/removing instrument according to the second embodiment of thepresent invention;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a static electricityreducing/removing instrument according to the third embodiment of thepresent invention;

FIG. 9 is a cross sectional view showing a static electricityreducing/removing instrument according to the fourth embodiment of thepresent invention;

FIG. 10 is a side view showing a static electricity reducing/removingdevice according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a cross sectional view showing a static electricityreducing/removing instrument applied to the fifth embodiment of thepresent invention;

FIG. 12 is a side view showing a static electricity reducing/removingdevice according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a side view showing a static electricity reducing/removingdevice according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 14 is a side view showing portions of the head from which staticelectricity is reduced/removed;

FIG. 15 is a front view showing portions of the ears from which staticelectricity is reduced/removed;

FIG. 16 is a side view showing portions of the trunk from which staticelectricity is reduced/removed;

and FIG. 17 is a front view showing portions of the shoulders and armsfrom which static electricity is reduced/removed.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

The following description will explain the present invention withreference to the drawings illustrating some embodiments thereof.

First Embodiment

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a static electricityreducing/removing instrument according to the first embodiment, and FIG.2 is a cross sectional view thereof, wherein 1 is the static electricityreducing/removing instrument.

The static electricity reducing/removing instrument 1 has a cylindricalmotor storing unit 14 in which a motor 19 (41K60A-BF available fromOriental Motor Co. Ltd.: 60 W output, 1.85 kg/cm rating torque, 3200 rpmrated speed) is fastened with screws. One end of the motor storing unit14 is formed in a tapered shape, and a glass container storing unit 12in which the bottom section of a conical first glass container 11 isstored is supported on this one end by a rotation axis 13 attached tothe motor 19.

A bottom rid section 20 is attached to the other end of the motorstoring unit 14 with bolts 25. A disk-shaped second glass containerattachment plate 26 is provided between the motor 19 and the bottom ridsection 20 so as to be parallel with them, and a second glass container16 in the shape of a Welsh onion flower is attached to the lower face ofthe second glass container attachment plate 26 so that its pointedsection faces the bottom rid section 20. Each of the first glasscontainer 11 and second glass container 16 has a base with a diameter of60 mm and a height of 60 mm, and granular metallic silicon 2 which hasbeen negatively charged by a later-descried method is sealed therein.

A handle 15 constructed by arm sections 15 a and a grip section 15 bbridging the ends of the respective arm sections 15 is attached tosubstantially the middle of the motor storing unit 14 so that the handle15 can be turned freely, and a power supply code 17 is connected to themotor 19.

The static electricity reducing/removing instrument 1 of this firstembodiment is 330 mm in the entire length including the first glasscontainer 11, 150 mm in diameter, and 7.5 kg in weight.

The metallic silicon sealed in the first glass container 11 and secondglass container 16 is supplied with negative charges in the followingmanner.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a negative charge supply devicewhich is employed for the manufacture of static electricityreducing/removing instruments according to the present invention.

The negative charge supply device includes a quartz crucible 5, copperplates 6, codes 7, and a static electricity reducing/removing device 8.The static electricity reducing/removing device 8 is disclosed inJapanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 11-87086/1999. The open-sideouter edge section and the bottom section of the quartz crucible 5having an open face with an inner diameter of substantially 40 cm and aheight of substantially 40 cm are respectively connected to the staticelectricity reducing/removing device 8 through the copper plate 6 andthe code 7.

The static electricity reducing/removing device 8 is activated to supplynegative charges to the quartz crucible 5 for around 3 hours, and, aftersufficiently removing positive static electricity from the quartzcrucible 5, 1 kg of metallic silicon (a particle diameter of 0.2 to 2mm: available from Elkem) 2 with Si purity of 99.5% is introduced intothe quartz crucible 5 from the opening side and left for a predeterminedtime (3 to 15 minutes) in a state in which the static electricityreducing/removing device 8 is being activated so as to negatively chargethe metallic silicon 2.

Next, the metallic silicon 2 is sintered.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a building and site for sintering themetallic silicon 2, and FIG. 5 is a plan view thereof. A building 21(3.6 m×9.0 m base) is built at the center of a site 22 of 100 tsubo(about 330 square meters). An ion bar 9 (Japanese Patent No, 2896762)produced by sealing 5 to 6 kg of silicon (Si) 92 in granular or powderform in a glass tube 91 of a length of 1.5 m and a diameter of 8 cm andtightly closing the glass tube 91 is buried under ground at a depth of 5m, at the four corners and center of the site 22 (the center of thebuilding 21) so that a longitudinal direction of the ion bars 5coincides with a vertical direction. An electric furnace 23 is disposedat the center of the building 21.

The metallic silicon 2 which has been negatively charged in theabove-mentioned manner is moved from the quarts crucible 5 to a ceramiccrucible 24, and then placed in the electric furnace 23 and sintered at800 to 1300° C. for 30 minutes to 2 hours. The crucible 24 has a basewith a diameter of 30 cm and a height of 20 cm. Like the quartz crucible5, this crucible 24 has been supplied with negative charges beforehand.After sintering, the metallic silicon 2 has any one of colors, red,blue, green, yellow, purple and dark red.

Note that the length and diameter of the glass tube 91 of the ion bar 9and the amount of Si 92 can be selected suitably according to the sizesof the building 21 and site 22, and other factor. The buried positionand depth of the ion bars 9 and the number of ion bars 9 are alsoselected suitably by considering the sizes and shapes of the building 21and site 22, and other factor.

Besides, in this embodiment, while the Si 92 is sealed in the glass tube91, SiO_(x) may be sealed. In this case, _(x) preferably satisfies1.0<x≦2.0.

Furthermore, instead of using the negative charge supply device shown inFIG. 3, it is possible to leave the metallic silicon 2 in the site 22for 1 day to 1 week or more and then sinter the metallic silicon 2.

5 kg of the sintered metallic silicon 2 was put into a vinyl bag andmoved into a paper box (30 cm×30 cm×10 cm) from a position at a heightof 20 cm so as to measure the electrostatic potential on the paper boxwith the above-mentioned electrostatic potential measuring device, andthe results are shown in Table 2 below.

TABLE 2 First Second Third Fourth Fifth time time time time time Justafter moved −13.5 −12.0 −13.0 −12.5 −14.0  1 min. later −5.0 −5.5 −5.8−5.6 −5.0  2 min. later −2.3 −2.2 −2.3 −2.1 −2.0  3 min. later −1.9 −2.0−2.1 −1.9 −1.9  5 min. later −1.4 −1.4 −1.4 −1.4 −1.4 10 min. later −1.2−1.1 −1.1 −1.1 −1.2 (unit: kV)

It will be understood from Table 2 that the metallic silicon 2 isnegatively charged.

Next, the conical first glass container having a base with a diameter of18 cm and a height of 18 cm in which 1.2 kg of the sintered metallicsilicon was sealed was placed on an insulator, and the electrostaticpotential at a position diagonally above this first glass container wasmeasured 15 times by the above-mentioned electrostatic potentialmeasuring device. The results were −0.0, −0.1, −0.3, −0.2, −0.1, −0.1,−0.0, −0.0, −0.2, −0.2, −0.2, −0.0, −0.3, −0.0, −0.1, −0.0, −0.0, and−0.3 kV, respectively.

The static electricity reducing/removing instrument 1 according to thepresent invention may be used in such a manner that it is pressedagainst a human body with the first glass container 11 in a stationarystate or in a vibrated or rotated state. When the static electricityreducing/removing instrument 1 is used with the first glass container 11being in a stationary state, the static electricity on the human body isgradually removed; whereas when the static electricity reducing/removinginstrument 1 is used with the first glass container 11 being rotated, itcan remove the static electricity quickly and has a highly immediateeffect. Moreover, it is also possible to remove the static electricityin deep part of the human body.

In order to examine the effect of vibrating or rotating the first glasscontainer 11, the hair was stroked with the first glass container 11,and the electrostatic potentials of the hair before and after strokingwere measured. The measurement conditions are as follows.

Measuring room: 6 m×9 m×2.7 m

Room temperature: 24° C.

Humidity: 33%

Measuring device: Electrostatic potential measuring device (KSD0103available from Kasuga Electric Works Ltd.)

First glass container 11: 6 cm in diameter of the base, 6 cm in height,metallic silicon 2 being sealed.

Measuring method: The hair was entirely stroked with the vertex of thefirst glass container 11 for 30 seconds for the three cases:

(1) The first glass container 11 was in a stationary state;

(2) The first glass container 11 was placed on a vibrator (S-550available from Ryobi Ltd.) and vibrated;

(3) The first glass container 11 was rotated (at a rotation speed of2900 rpm) by a motor (41K60A-BF available from Oriental Motor Co. Ltd.),and measurement of the electrostatic potentials of the hair before andafter stroking were repeated a plurality of times. The results are shownin Table 3.

TABLE 3 Before Stroking After stroking 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 (1)Stationary 7.3 10.8 6.8 7.5 5.3 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.2 1.2 (2) Vibrated 0.4 1.90.5 0.6 0.7 −0.5 −0.6 −0.6 0.0 −0.3 (3) Rotated 17.4 14.3 12.4 16.4 14.4−0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (unit: kV)

It was confirmed from Table 3 that the positive static electricity onthe human body would become substantially zero and be further turnedinto negative static electricity by bringing the first glass container11 into contact with the human body. Furthermore, it was confirmed thatthe effect would be highest in (3) of the rotated case, and thegreatness of the effect would decrease in the order of (2) of thevibrated case and (1) of the stationary case.

Besides, in the case where the second glass container 16 was not mountedon the base of the motor storing unit 14, iron dioxide adhered to theinner wall of the first glass container 11 and the wall face turned intobrown after using the static electricity reducing/removing instrument 1,but it was confirmed that this problem would be solved, the immediateeffect of removing and removing static electricity would be enhanced andthe static electricity removing effect would continue by mounting thesecond glass container 16.

In the event when the static electricity reducing/removing instrument 1is pressed against a human body while rotating the first glass container11 by the rotation axis 13, a towel folded 8 times is placed on anaffected part and a plurality of positions of the towel is pressed bythe pointed section. When a portion of the affected part where theamount of charge is large is pressed, the towel would be burnt black in1 to 10 seconds. When such a portion is pressed for 20 to 30 seconds ormore, the towel would be torn, and the pointed end of the first glasscontainer 11 would come into contact with the skin and the skin would beburnt.

It will be understood that the cause of burning of the towel is staticelectricity, from the facts that the towel was burnt black in 1 to 3seconds when the towel folded eight times was placed on an electriccarpet with an electrostatic potential of 5 to 20 kV (measured by theelectrostatic potential measuring device KSD0103 available from KasugaElectric Works Ltd.) and pressed by the first glass container 11 beingrotated, whereas the towel was not burnt black when the towel was placedon a place such as on a desk which was not charged by static electricityand pressed for 5 to 10 seconds by the first glass container 11 beingrotated in the same manner as above.

Next, the following description will explain specific cases where thestatic electricity reducing/removing instrument 1 according to the firstembodiment was used for human bodies, and the effects of using thestatic electricity reducing/removing instrument 1. The first glasscontainer 11 was rotated at a rotation speed of 3200 rpm duringapplication.

(Case 1)

A male in his thirties had symptoms of lumbago and stiff shoulders, butthe pain was removed and he became able to bend forward easily afterusing the static electricity reducing/removing instrument 1.

(Case 2)

A female in her forties had symptoms of stiff shoulders and muscularpain in her whole body, but the muscles in the whole body were softenedand she became nimble after using the static electricityreducing/removing instrument 1.

(Case 3)

A female in her thirties had symptoms of listlessness in her whole body,but she felt lighter in the whole body after using the staticelectricity reducing/removing instrument 1.

(Case 4)

A male in his forties had a slight pain in his neck, but the pain in theneck was alleviated and he felt lighter in his whole body after usingthe static electricity reducing/removing instrument 1.

(Case 5)

A male in his seventies had stiff shoulders and was in pain and tormentfor tens of years, but the stiff shoulders disappeared, the pain wasremoved and the whole body became nimble after using the staticelectricity reducing/removing instrument 1.

(Case 6)

A male in his twenties had symptoms of a sick feeling in the stomach andchronic diarrhea, but the sick feeling in the stomach was alleviated byhalf and the number of times of diarrhea was also reduced by half afterusing the static electricity reducing/removing instrument 1.

(Case 7)

A male in his fifties had a symptoms of lacking vitality and lackingstrength in his whole body, but the whole body was energized by the useof the static electricity reducing/removing instrument 1.

(Case 8)

A female in her fifties had symptoms of pain in her left scapula andlumbago, but the pain was alleviated by the use of the staticelectricity reducing/removing instrument 1.

(Case 9)

A female in her thirties had symptoms of having a stiffness in hershoulder and a low scratching sound when she turned her neck, but thestiffness in the shoulder disappeared and the low scratching sound inthe neck was alleviated after using the static electricityreducing/removing instrument 1.

(Case 10)

A male in his fifties had symptoms of stiff and painful shoulders andpain in his stomach, but the stiffness in the shoulders and tension inthe nape disappeared and the pain he used to feel about two hours laterafter eating disappeared by the use of the static electricityreducing/removing instrument 1.

The progress was examined for the male of Case 5 and the female of Case8. In the case of the male of Case 5, while the effects of conventionaltreatments continued for only around 3 days to 1 week, he did not havepain in his shoulders even after 26 days from the treatment using thestatic electricity reducing/removing instrument 1. In the case of thefemale of Case 8, she had almost no pain in her arms until 8 days afterthe treatment.

For the male of Case 5, the first glass container 11 was pressed againstthe affected part for 10 seconds; but the first glass container 11 waspressed against the female of Case 8 for only 2 to 3 seconds because shefelt pain. It is therefore considered that, when the first glasscontainer 11 is pressed against the mostly charged portion of theaffected part for a certain period of time or more, the staticelectricity on the affected part is removed sufficiently and a state inwhich the symptoms are alleviated will continue.

In the case where the first glass container 11 is used while beingrotated, if the range of the affected part is narrow as in the case ofstiff and painful shoulders, it is possible to remove the pain bypressing a plurality of positions in the affected part for 5 to 10minutes (by pressing 100 to 200 times). If the range of the affectedpart is wide as in the case of lumbago, it is considered that it isnecessary to apply the 5- to 10-minute treatment 3 to 10 times per daybecause the pain would not be removed by one treatment.

Second Embodiment

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a static electricityreducing/removing instrument according to the second embodiment, andFIG. 7 is a cross sectional view thereof cut along the VII-VII line. InFIGS. 6 and 7, the same parts as those shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 aredesignated with the same codes.

The motor storing unit 14 has a diameter of 135 mm and a height of 130mm; and the first glass container 11 has a base with a diameter of 30 mmand a height of 30 mm. This static electricity reducing/removinginstrument 1 has three first glass containers 11 and three second glasscontainers 16. The second glass containers 16 are mounted in the motorstoring unit 14 in such a manner that their pointed sections face thebottom rid 20. The three first glass containers 11 are mounted on thebase of the motor storing unit 14 so that the distance between thepointed sections of the respective first glass containers 11 issubstantially 50 mm.

In this static electricity reducing/removing instrument 1, since threefirst glass containers 11 and three second glass containers 12 areincluded, it is possible to reduce/remove static electricity moreefficiently, find an affected part such as a part having severe“stiffness” more quickly and relieve the symptom rapidly as comparedwith a tool comprising only one first glass container 11 and one secondglass container 16.

Next, the following description will explain specific cases in which thestatic electricity reducing/removing instrument 1 according to thissecond embodiment was used for human bodies, and the effects of usingthe static electricity reducing/removing instrument 1. The first glasscontainers 11 were rotated at a rotation speed of 3000 rpm duringapplication. One 5- to 10-minute treatment was applied to each person.The period of one pressing is 3 to 30 seconds, and pressing wasperformed while changing the press position along the cells of muscles.The strength of pressing was 0 to 1 kg more than the 3.5 kg self-weightof the static electricity reducing/removing instrument 1, and the staticelectricity reducing/removing instrument 1 was pressed against theaffected part over a bath towel folded four times.

(Case 1)

A male in his fifties was slightly strained and had a symptom ofsystemic languor, but the systemic languor disappeared by the use of thestatic electricity reducing/removing instrument 1 of the secondembodiment for his back, and he obtained refreshed feeling that he couldnever had by using other static electricity reducing/removinginstruments,

(Case 2)

A female in her sixties had a symptom of constipation, but theconstipation was solved immediately after the use of the staticelectricity reducing/removing instrument 1 because the tool 1effectively acted on the effective spots.

(Case 3)

A female in her thirties was slightly strained, but her whole body wasrelaxed by the use of the static electricity reducing/removinginstrument 1, and the strain in her eyes was removed and she could seeclearly after the use of the tool 1.

(Case 4)

A male in his forties had a pain in his left knee, but the pain wasalleviated by the use of the static electricity reducing/removinginstrument 1 on the back of the left knee. Moreover, he had a symptom oflumbago, the symptom was alleviated by reducing/removing the staticelectricity on his right lumbar and back. Further, by reducing/removingthe static electricity on an area ranging from the neck to the head andaround the ears, he felt light in the head and his vision became clear.

(Case 5)

A female in her thirties had symptoms of stiff shoulders and tiredness,but the symptoms were alleviated by the use of the static electricityreducing/removing instrument 1, and the symptoms did not rebound.

(Case 6)

A female in her seventies had difficulty in raising her right arm andfrequently receive acupressure treatments, but she could more easilyraise the arm after using the static electricity reducing/removinginstrument 1 than having the acupressure treatment.

(Case 7)

A female in her thirties had symptoms of feeling heavy in the head anddifficult breathing, but she did not feel heavy in the head and couldeasily breath after reducing/removing static electricity by the staticelectricity reducing/removing instrument 1.

Third Embodiment

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a static electricityreducing/removing instrument according to the third embodiment. In FIG.8, the same parts as those shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are designated withthe same codes.

The motor storing unit 14 has a diameter of 300 mm and a height of 130mm; and the first glass container 11 has a base with a diameter of 30 mmand a height of 30 mm. The total weight of this static electricityreducing/removing instrument 1 is substantially 9.0 kg.

This static electricity reducing/removing instrument 1 has six firstglass containers 11 and six second glass containers 16. The second glasscontainers 16 are mounted in the motor storing unit 14 in such a mannerthat their pointed sections face the bottom rid 20. The six first glasscontainers 11 are mounted on the base of the motor storing unit 14. Theinternal structure of this static electricity reducing/removinginstrument 1 is the same as the static electricity reducing/removinginstrument 1 of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 7.

In this static electricity reducing/removing instrument 1, since sixfirst glass containers 11 and six second glass containers 12 areprovided, it is possible to more efficiently reduce/remove staticelectricity, more quickly find an affected part such as a part havingsevere “stiffness” and rapidly improve the symptom as compared with thetool of the second embodiment comprising three first glass containers 11and three second glass containers 16. It was possible to reduce thepress time of the static electricity reducing/removing instrument 1 ofthis third embodiment to substantially one second of the press time ofthe static electricity reducing/removing instrument 1 of the secondembodiment comprising three first glass containers 11.

Fourth Embodiment

FIG. 9 is a cross sectional view showing a static electricityreducing/removing instrument according to the fourth embodiment, inwhich the same parts as those shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are designated withthe same codes.

In this static electricity reducing/removing instrument 1, the secondglass container 16 is fixed to the motor storing unit 14, and aneccentric weight 28 is attached to the rotation axis 13. The first glasscontainer 11 has a base with a diameter of 60 mm and a height of 60 mm,and the static electricity reducing/removing instrument 1 is 370 mm inthe entire length including this first glass container 11, 150 mm indiameter and 8.0 kg in weight.

In this static electricity reducing/removing instrument 1, the eccentricweight 28 is vibrated with rotation of the motor 19, thereby vibratingthe first glass container 11.

It has been confirmed that symptoms of stiff shoulders, lumbago, etc.were alleviated by pressing this static electricity reducing/removinginstrument 1 against the affected parts of stiff shoulders, lumbago,etc. and vibrating the first glass container 11.

Fifth Embodiment

FIG. 10 is a side view showing a static electricity reducing/removingdevice according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention, inwhich 50 represents the static electricity reducing/removing device.

A stand 51 is mounted on one end of a static electricityreducing/removing board 60 of the static electricity reducing/removingdevice 50. A supporting unit 52 for supporting the static electricityreducing/removing instrument 1 is attached to the stand 51 so that itcan be freely elevated and lowered, and pulleys 53 are attached to theupper section of the stand 51. The static electricity reducing/removinginstrument 1 is supported by the supporting unit 52 in such a state thatits end is hung up by one of the pulleys 53 and it is positioned in ahorizontal direction by a weight 54 hung down from the other pulley 53.

FIG. 11 is a cross sectional view showing the static electricityreducing/removing instrument 1, in which the same parts as those shownin FIGS. 1 and 2 are designated with the same codes.

Stored in the motor storing unit 14 of this static electricityreducing/removing instrument 1 is the motor 19 (5IK150A-BF availablefrom Oriental Motor Co. Ltd.: AC 100 V, 150 W output, 4.6 kg/cm torque,3200 rpm rated speed).

The first glass container 11 has a base with a diameter of 120 mm and aheight of 120 mm; and 0.6 kg of metallic silicon 2 and approximately 30micro glass containers 27 (3 mm in diameter, 3 mm in height) in whichthe metallic silicon 2 is sealed are sealed in the first glass container11. The second glass container 16 has a base with a diameter of 100 mmand a height of 100 mm.

It has been confirmed for the static electricity reducing/removinginstrument 1 comprising the first glass container 11 in which 0.6 kg ofmetallic silicon 2 is sealed; and the static electricityreducing/removing instrument 1 of the fifth embodiment comprising thefirst glass container 11 in which 0.6 kg of metallic silicon 2 andapproximately 30 micro glass containers 27 are sealed that the formertool has an effect on light symptoms such as stiff shoulders and lumbagoand the latter tool also has an effect on heavy symptoms when they arebrought into contact with human bodies while rotating the first glasscontainer 11.

The static electricity reducing/removing instrument 1 is 450 mm in theentire length including the first glass container 11, 180 mm indiameter, and 27 kg in weight.

In the case when this static electricity reducing/removing device 50 isused, first, let a subject 30 stand on the other end of the staticelectricity reducing/removing board 60. Then, the supporting unit 52 iselevated or lowered according to the press position of the subject 30and, after interposing a towel 31 between the pointed end of the firstglass container 11 and the subject 30, the body of the subject 30 ispressed while rotating the first glass container 11.

(Case 1)

A female in her forties was unable to move suddenly because of a suddenslipped disk, but she recovered completely by receiving a treatment forreducing/removing static electricity using the static electricityreducing/removing device 50 of this fifth embodiment for 6 hours per dayrepeatedly for 5 days.

(Case 2)

A female in her seventies had symptoms of sensory paralysis in the wholeright leg, lack of tactile sense, and reduced mobility and pain in theright shoulder joint, numbness and stiffness in the right and lefthands, and arthralgia in the right and left elbows due to three trafficaccidents and continued to have acupressure treatments, but she couldnot recover from these symptoms. When a treatment for reducing/removingstatic electricity was applied for 10 hours using the static electricityreducing/removing device 50 of the fifth embodiment, she recoveredcompletely from these symptoms.

Sixth Embodiment

FIG. 12 is a side view showing a static electricity reducing/removingdevice according to the sixth embodiment, in which the same parts asthose shown in FIG. 10 are designated with the same codes.

Supporting units 52 for supporting the static electricityreducing/removing instruments 1, respectively, are attached to one ofthe stands 51 mounted on the static electricity reducing/removing board60 of the static electricity reducing/removing device 50 so that theycan be freely elevated and lowered, and pulleys 53 are attached to theupper section of the stand 51. Each static electricity reducing/removinginstrument 1 is supported by the supporting unit 52 in such a state thatits end is hung up by one pulley 53 and it is positioned in a horizontaldirection by a weight 54 hung down from the other pulley 53.

The other stand 51 has wheel parts 56 and is arranged so that it canmove forward and backward along a direction approaching the subject 30.A supporting unit 57 for supporting a static electricityreducing/removing instrument 1 through a side part 57 a is attached tothis stand 51 so that it can be freely elevated and lowered.

Each of the static electricity reducing/removing instruments 1 of thestatic electricity reducing/removing device 50 is the same as the staticelectricity reducing/removing instrument 1 of the fifth embodiment shownin FIG. 11.

In this sixth embodiment, since one position on the front side of thesubject 30 and two positions on the back side of the subject 30 arepressed simultaneously, it is effective to reduce/remove the staticelectricity in the deep part of the human body.

Next, the following description will explain specific cases where thestatic electricity reducing/removing device 50 according to the sixthembodiment was used for human bodies, and the effects of using thestatic electricity reducing/removing device 50.

(Case 1)

A female in her seventies had difficulty in taking care of her five-yearold grandchild because of an extreme lowering of physical fitness, butshe felt as if she became about 20 years younger after having a 12-hourstatic electricity reducing/removing treatment twice, and became able todo farm work and look after the grandchild vigorously.

(Case 2)

A female in her seventies has a symptom of cardiac infarction and hadbeen in such a condition that she falls in a faint if she is slightlystrained or has stress, for more than 30 years, but she has not yet hada cardiac infarction attack and shoulder stiffness after having a12-hour static electricity reducing/removing treatment twice. She has noproblem in looking after and bringing up her 11-year old grandchild.

(Case 3)

A male in his twenties had his neck sprained because he was fanned bystrong wind when he unloaded a veneer from a track while carrying theveneer on his head during work. Although he went to a hospital regularlyfor more than 1 year, he could not recover from the strained neck andhad stronger pain, and he lost his job. When he had a 6-hour staticelectricity reducing/removing treatment, he recovered completely fromthe strained neck and also from chronic gastritis.

Seventh Embodiment

FIG. 13 is a side view showing a static electricity reducing/removingdevice according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention, inwhich the same parts as those shown in FIG. 10 are designated with thesame codes.

In this seventh embodiment, the stands 51 are mounted on both ends ofthe static electricity reducing/removing board 60, and the subject 30 isarranged to stand the center position.

Provided on a side part 52 a of the supporting unit 52 of one of thestands 51 is a guide part 52 b for guiding pins 14 a which are attachedto the side face of the motor storing unit 14 of the static electricityreducing/removing instrument 1, in a horizontal direction. A staticelectricity reducing/removing instrument slide unit 55 (driving motor:VHR-560AM-GVH available from Oriental Motor Co. Ltd.) is attached to alower section of the supporting unit 52, and, when a bolt part 55 a ofthis static electricity reducing/removing instrument slide unit 55 isturned, a nut part 14 b attached to the side face of the motor storingunit 14 slides and the pins 14 a slide within the guide part 52 a so asto move the static electricity reducing/removing instrument 1 forwardand backward.

The static electricity reducing/removing instrument 1 is attached to theother stand 51 so that it can be moved forward and backward along adirection approaching a human body by the static electricityreducing/removing instrument slide unit 55 mounted on an end section ofthe side part 52 a of the supporting unit 52 and is turned about asupporting point 59 between a horizontal direction and a direction of 45degrees downward by a static electricity reducing/removing instrumentinclination adjusting part 55 attached to a lower section of thesupporting unit 52.

The static electricity reducing/removing instrument 1 of the staticelectricity reducing/removing device 50 have the same structure as thestatic electricity reducing/removing instrument 1 of the fifthembodiment shown in FIG. 11. The sizes of the first glass container 11and second glass container 16 and the type of the motor 19 differ fromthose of the fifth and sixth embodiments.

The first glass container 11 has a base with a diameter of 180 mm and aheight of 180 mm, and contains 1.2 kg of metallic silicon 2 andapproximately 1000 micro glass containers 27 (3 mm in diameter, 3 mm inheight). The size of the second glass container 16 is 180 mm in thediameter of the base and 180 mm in height.

The motor 19 is the three-phase AC motor VTFO-K2P available fromHitachi, Ltd., which has AC 200 V, 400 W output and 3200 rpm ratedspeed.

The static electricity reducing/removing instrument 1 is 720 mm in theentire length including the first glass container 11, 240 mm indiameter, and 55 kg in weight.

In this seventh embodiment, the supporting unit 52 of each staticelectricity reducing/removing device 50 is elevated or lowered accordingto the press position of the subject 30. Moreover, by moving the staticelectricity reducing/removing instrument 1 by the static electricityreducing/removing instrument slide part 55, the way of pressing isadjusted.

Next, the following description will explain the static electricityreducing/removing procedure according to the seventh embodiment.

(1) For reduction/removal of static electricity, a towel 31 is madesubstantially 20 cm in thickness and interposed between the staticelectricity reducing/removing instrument 1 and the subject 30, and thefirst glass container 11 is rotated.

(2) The static electricity reducing/removing instrument 1 is pressedagainst the body of the subject 30 suitably (to such an extent that themotor 19 is not overloaded), and kept in this state.

(3) If the pressed portion or periphery thereof has pathologicaldisorder, the towel 31 is burnt black in two to three minutes and givesout smoke. If the subject 30 feels warm in the pressed portion in aroundfive minutes, the static electricity reducing/removing instrument 1 isseparated from the body and the towel 31 is exchanged.

(4) The steps of (1) to (3) are repeated for 20 minutes to complete onetreatment.

(5) The steps of (1) to (4) are repeated for a different pressedportion.

Reduction/removal of static electricity is performed for the followingpressed portions.

FIG. 14 is a side view showing portions of the head from which staticelectricity is reduced/removed; and FIG. 15 is a front view showingportions of the ears from which static electricity is reduced/removed.

The static electricity on the head is reduced/removed as follows.

(1) Reduction/removal of static electricity is performed for a hairboarder (1) and a recess (2) simultaneously.

(2) The static electricity on the top (3) of the head and a lowerportion (4) of the maxillary is reduced/removed.

(3) The static electricity on a lower portion (5) between the eyes andthe occiput portion (6) right behind the lower portion (5) isreduced/removed.

(4) The static electricity on lower portions (7) and (8) of both theears is reduced/removed.

FIG. 16 is a side view showing portions of the trunk from which staticelectricity is reduced/removed.

The static electricity on the trunk is reduced/removed as follows.

(1) Reduction/removal of static electricity is performed for an upperportion (9) of the joint of collarbones and an upper portion (10) of themost protruding part on the back side of the neck and backbonesimultaneously.

(2) The static electricity on the pit (11) of the stomach and a backbone(12) right behind the pit (11) is reduced/removed.

(3) The static electricity on a portion (13) corresponding to thestomach just below the pit of the stomach and on a backbone (14) rightbehind the portion (13) is reduced/removed.

(4) The static electricity on a portion (15) 1 cm under the navel and ona backbone (16) right behind the portion (15) is reduced/removed.

(5) The static electricity on a pubis (17) and a backbone (18) rightbehind the pubis (17) is reduced/removed.

FIG. 17 is a front view showing portions of the shoulders and arms fromwhich static electricity is reduced/removed.

The static electricity on the shoulders and arms is reduced/removed asfollows.

(1) Reduction/removal of static electricity is performed for lowerportions (19) and (20) of both the shoulder bones simultaneously.

(2) The static electricity on an inner side (21) of an elbow joint and aportion (22) just above the left elbow bone is reduced/removed.

(3) The static electricity on a portion (23) between the wristbone atthe joint of the left wrist and the palm and a portion (24) on the thumbside of the joint of the left wrist is reduced/removed.

(4) The static electricity on an inner side (25) of an elbow joint and aportion (26) just above the right elbow bone is reduced/removed.

(5) The static electricity on a portion (27) between the wristbone atthe joint of the right wrist and the palm and a portion (28) on thethumb side of the joint of the left wrist is reduced/removed.

Regarding the legs, for each leg, reduction/removal of the staticelectricity is performed for the front and back sides of the knee jointsimultaneously.

When a male in his forties had a static electricity reducing/removingtreatment according to the above-described procedure, the electrostaticpotential of each section of his body was measured before and after thestatic electricity reducing/removing treatment, and the results areshown in Table 4 below.

TABLE 4 Base Top of Back side Right Front Back of Right right of rightknee side of side of head shoulder leg knee joint joint lumbar lumbarBefore 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 After 0.0 0.1 0.0 −0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0(unit: kV)

It will be understood from Table 4 that the electrostatic potential ofeach portion of the human body became smaller by reducing/removingstatic electricity.

Next, the following description will explain specific cases where thestatic electricity reducing/removing device 50 according to this seventhembodiment was used for human bodies, and the effects of using thestatic electricity reducing/removing device 50.

(Case 1)

A female in her thirties had a symptom that she had a feeling ofuneasiness and was unable to smoothly talk with others, but she had nofeeling of uneasiness and was able to talk to others after having a6-hour static electricity reducing/removing treatment.

(Case 2)

A male in his fifties had symptoms of short breath, lowered physicalfitness, inflexible body, and pain in the joints, but, after having a24-hour static electricity reducing/removing treatment, he obtained agood physical condition and became able to reach the floor with his bothpalms when he bent forward.

(Case 3)

A male who was a dancer and in his forties had symptoms that he couldnot stretch his arms and legs satisfactorily in dancing and lost thesense of speed and accent in body movement, but he became able to movelike he did in his twenties after having a treatment for a period oftime.

(Case 4)

A male in his forties had symptoms of feeling heavy in his head andsleeplessness, but he felt light in the head and became able to sleepwell after having a static electricity reducing/removing treatment.

(Case 5)

A female in her fifties had the visual acuity of 0.08 for the right eyeand 0.09 for the left eye, and the refraction (equivalent sphericalvalue) measured by an auto refractometer after mydriasis was −4.75 D forthe right eye and −3.38 D for the left eye. Reduction/removal of staticelectricity was performed once a day for a total of six hours for 36points of the body, such as the head, trunk and limbs, in such a mannerthat the static electricity reducing/removing treatment was applied totwo points simultaneously, and, after repeating this treatment for threedays, the visual acuity was measured 0.15 for the right eye and 0.6 forthe let eye and the refraction (equivalent spherical value) measured bythe auto refractometer after mydriasis was −3.5 D for the right eye and−2.13 D for the left eye. Considerable changes were not recognizedbetween the results of general ophthalmologic inspections and blood andurine inspections performed before and after the static electricityreducing/removing treatment.

(Case 6)

For each of ten healthy persons having no systemic diseases andophthalmologic diseases excluding defective sight, a total of 6-hourstatic electricity reducing/removing treatment for reducing/removingstatic electricity from 36 points of the body, such as the head, trunkand limbs, in such a manner that the static electricity on two points issimultaneously reduced/removed was repeated twice, and generalophthalmologic inspections including an inspection of ocular tension;blood and urine inspections; and measurement of blood pressure wereperformed. With reference to the ocular tension before the staticelectricity reducing/removing treatment, a significant lowering wasrecognized in the ocular tension until one week after applying thestatic electricity reducing/removing treatment twice. The oculartensions (mean±SD) measured before the static electricityreducing/removing treatment, one day and one week after applying thestatic electricity reducing/removing treatment twice were 14.2±2.7 mmHg,11.8±3.2 mmHg, 12.3±3.6 mmHg, respectively. Side effects considered asproblems clinically were not recognized in terms of either the eyes orthe whole body. Accordingly, it is considered that this treatment is aneffective treatment for glaucoma.

(Case 7)

A male in his thirties suffered from severe diabetes, had the whole bodyswollen, felt a chill, and had lowered physical fitness and a bloodglucose value of 490. After he had a 12-hour static electricityreducing/removing treatment, the swelling was subsided; and after he hada 60 hour static electricity reducing/removing treatment further, theblood glucose value was decreased to 230.

As described above, it was confirmed that the symptoms could be relievedby the use of the static electricity reducing/removing instrument 1 andstatic electricity reducing/removing device 50 according to the presentinvention.

Note that, while the respective embodiments illustrate examples where Sior SiO_(x) is negatively charged and sealed in the first glass container11 and the second glass container 16, the present invention is notlimited to these examples, and it is possible to seal negatively chargedmineral, Al, P, Ge, Sn, Pb, Ni, Fe, or the like in the first glasscontainer 11 and the second glass container 16.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

As described above, according to the first invention, by pressing thepointed section of the first glass container against an affected part,the blood flow in muscles can be improved sufficiently, and particularlywhen a plurality of the first glass containers are included, staticelectricity can be reduced/removed efficiently.

According to the second invention, the first glass container in whichnegatively charged Si or the like is sealed is included, and negativecharges are emitted from the pointed section of this first glasscontainer. By using this static electricity reducing/removinginstrument, negative charges are efficiently supplied to a human body,and consequently symptoms such as muscular pain are alleviated.

According to the third invention, since the first glass container has asubstantially conical shape, the directivity of negative charge emissionis improved.

According to the fourth invention, since the driver for rotating orvibrating the first glass container is included and the first glasscontainer is rotated or vibrated during application, a larger amount ofnegative charges are emitted, the immediate effect of removing staticelectricity from a subject of static electricity removal becomes higher,and static electricity in deep part can be removed. Accordingly, whenthis electrostatic reducing/removing tool comes into contact with theaffected part of the human body, the flow of body fluids is furtherfacilitated, thereby alleviating the symptoms.

According to the fifth invention, since the first glass containercomprises a plurality of micro glass containers, the efficiently ofemitting negative charges is improved, thereby limiting formation ofblisters which were formed on the skin during reduction and removal ofstatic electricity.

According to the sixth invention, since the second glass containerhaving a pointed section and negatively charged Si or SiO_(x) sealedtherein is provided at the end portion thereof, it is possible toshorten the press time to human body, realize a long life of the driver,and prevent breakdown of the first glass container and adhesion of irondioxide as an impurity to the inner wall of the first glass container.

According to the seventh and eighth inventions, since Si or the like isplaced in a stationary state at a location where static electricityreducing/removing means is buried, or Si or the like is introduced intoa negatively charged quartz crucible, the Si or the like turns into anegatively charged state by migration of negative charges to the Si orthe like, and the negative charges are fixed to the Si or the like bythe following sintering process, thereby limiting a decrease of negativecharges with time. When a static electricity reducing/removinginstrument is constructed by sealing Si or the like negatively chargedin this manner in the first glass container, negative charges areefficiently supplied during application.

According to the ninth and tenth invention, the static electricityreducing/removing instrument which is heavy in weight is fixed to thesupporting base, and the pointed end of the first glass container can bebrought into contact with an affected part accurately by fixing thestatic electricity reducing/removing instrument during rotation.Moreover, since reduction/removal of static electricity can be performedfor the front and back sides of a human body simultaneously, negativecharges are efficiently supplied to the human body, thereby enhancingthe effects of relieving symptoms.

1.-10. (canceled)
 11. A method for using a static electricityreducing/removing instrument for a body part located in an environmentin which said instrument is also located, the instrument comprising, atan end portion thereof, at least one first glass container having apointed section constructed to be pressed against the body part and Si(silicon), SiOx (a silicon oxide, where 0<x≦2), mineral, Al (aluminum),P (phosphorous), Ge (germanium), Sn (tin), Pb (lead), Ni (nickel) or Fe(iron) in granular or powder form sealed therein, said method comprisingthe step of touching the pointed section to the body part.
 12. Themethod of claim 11 further comprising, before touching the body part,vibrating said first glass container relative to the environment orrotating said first glass container about a center axis relative to theenvironment.
 13. The method of claim 11 performed with a first glasscontainer which has a substantially conical shape.
 14. The method ofclaim 11 performed with a first glass container contains a plurality ofmicro glass containers in which Si (silicon), SiOx (a silicon oxide,where 0<x≦2), mineral, Al (aluminum), P (phosphorous), Ge (germanium),Sn (tin), Pb (lead), Ni (nickel) or Fe(iron) in granular or powder formis sealed.
 15. The method of claim 11, wherein prior to the touchingstep, the following steps are performed: placing the granules or powderin a stationary state at a location where said method is to be performedby sealing Si (silicon) or SiOx (a silicon oxide, where 0<x<2), ingranular or powder form in a glass tube; and sintering the granules orpowder, at said location.
 16. The method of claim 11, wherein thetouching step is performed with means having at least one supportingbase for elevating and lowering at least one container while saidpointed section faces a human body, the base being constructed to pressthe pointed section against the body part.
 17. The method of claim 11,wherein the touching step is performed with means having at least onesupporting base for supporting at least one container while said pointedsection is movable forward and backward along a direction approaching ahuman body, the base being constructed to press the pointed sectionagainst the body part.
 18. The method of claim 11 wherein said Si(silicon), SiOx (a silicon oxide, where 0<x≦2) mineral, Al (aluminum), P(phosphorous), Ge (germanium), Sn (tin), Pb (lead), Ni (nickel) or Fe(iron) is negatively charged.
 19. The method of claim 18 furthercomprising, before touching the body part, vibrating said first glasscontainer relative to the environment or rotating said first glasscontainer about a center axis relative to the environment.
 20. Themethod of claim 18 performed with a first glass container which has asubstantially conical shape.
 21. The method of claim 18 performed with afirst glass container contains a plurality of micro glass containers inwhich negatively charged Si (silicon), SiOx (a silicon oxide, whereO<x≦2), mineral, Al (aluminum), P (phosphorous), Ge (germanium), Sn(tin), Pb (lead), Ni (nickel) or Fe(iron) in granular or powder form issealed.
 22. The method of claim 18, wherein prior to the touching step,the following steps are performed: placing the granules or powder in astationary state at a location where said method is to be performed bysealing it in a glass tube; and sintering the granules or powder, atsaid location.
 23. The method of claim 18, wherein prior to the touchingstep, the following steps are performed: introducing the granules orpowder in a negatively charged quartz crucible; and sintering them in aglass tube.
 24. The method of claim 18, wherein the touching step isperformed with means having at least one supporting base for elevatingand lowering at least one container while said pointed section faces ahuman body, the base being constructed to press the pointed sectionagainst the body part.
 25. The method of claim 18, wherein the touchingstep is performed with means having at least one supporting base forsupporting at least one container while said pointed section is movableforward and backward along a direction approaching a human body, thebase being constructed to press the pointed section against the bodypart.